As Seen On TV (those gadgets you love to hate)

[Mike in Seattle]

"Not available in any stores..." Right...almost anything you see on those commercials you can find all over the place, not just the As Seen on TV Store.

The ones I love are the "guaranteed for life!" items where they send you two of so you have a spare. Years ago, the "lifetime" triple-edge windshield wipers that for just paying shipping and handling, you could get a pair of replacement blades refills if you called in the next 10 minutes or something. If they're lifetime...why do they have refills?

And I'm thinking there's been some sort of legal action, because I noticed the other day, they're saying "shipping and processing" instead of handling. The whole deal on those companies is they make all the money on the shipping & handling.

The one that I want to shoot the TV every time it comes on - the ShamWow geek!

 

[sixsexsix]

I find it hilarious that there even is an As Seen On TV! store in the States

 

[sixsexsix]

The one that I want to shoot the TV every time it comes on - the ShamWow geek!

Agreed, I can't stand that guy! At first I thought it was a joke commercial, but after seeing it repeatedly I have realized it is not

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

Mike in Seattle

The one that I want to shoot the TV every time it comes on - the ShamWow geek!

Oh, wait...is that the shammy cloth thing? hmm...I don't think I have seen that one.

 

[BegintheBeguine]

My mom has one that I used to use, and they do work well, but not as well as a regular set with setting lotion!

It must've worked so well on me for all those years because I had virgin hair. Or maybe it was something in the water.

 

[Darhling]

I WANT THIS!!!!! lol lol lol "Hawaiian chair" go to about 1 minute into the clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiqVygN-w0&feature=related

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Oh, wait...is that the shammy cloth thing? hmm...I don't think I have seen that one.

Watch a little late night TV and you no doubt will. Yep, it's a synthetic shammy "made in Germany so you know it's good" and this moron's up there with one of those headset microphones like he's hawking the stuff at a carnival. Wait - I knew there had to be a website... but the full commercial's so much better (worse?) with the moronic harpies who wouldn't know how to wipe up a spill without their Shamwows

 

[BegintheBeguine]

When my brother and I were in Salzburg of all places there was a guy hawking those and he needed someone from the crowd to help (huh). My brother is weird so he volunteered and properly exclaimed over the silly thing. We left before he sold any or not.

 

[Murph351]

As kids my brother and I hounded my Mom for one of these:

The Popeil Pocket Fisherman (anyone remember these?)

Turns out it worked pretty good

 

[MrNewportCustom]

As kids my brother and I hounded my Mom for one of these:

The Popeil Pocket Fisherman (anyone remember these?)

Turns out it worked pretty good

I'm sure the harpoon gun aided a little, right?


Lee

 

[Lefty]

Wasn't the pocket fisherman one of the very first infomercials?
I remember seeing that one quite a bit when I was a kid.
It seemed like a joke; why would you need something to do your fishing for you, when there's so little to do when you're fishing. The "fisherman" was always shown eating, napping, or setting multiple lines.

I guess Ron was ahead of his time. He sort of invented multi-tasking.

 

[epr25]

I was a swimmer in high school and was never without one of these.They are amazing. They really work. You can actually buy them in the car washing section.

Oh, wait...is that the shammy cloth thing? hmm...I don't think I have seen that one.

 

[Murph351]

Wasn't the pocket fisherman one of the very first infomercials?
I remember seeing that one quite a bit when I was a kid.
It seemed like a joke; why would you need something to do your fishing for you, when there's so little to do when you're fishing. The "fisherman" was always shown eating, napping, or setting multiple lines.

I guess Ron was ahead of his time. He sort of invented multi-tasking.

You can still buy the Pocket Fisherman along with a bunch of Ron's stuff at his family store website:
http://www.popeilfamilystore.com/roncoproducts.html

 

[MrNewportCustom]

Wasn't the pocket fisherman one of the very first infomercials?
I remember seeing that one quite a bit when I was a kid.
It seemed like a joke; why would you need something to do your fishing for you, when there's so little to do when you're fishing. The "fisherman" was always shown eating, napping, or setting multiple lines.

I guess Ron was ahead of his time. He sort of invented multi-tasking.

I don't know abot infomercials, but I remember regular television commercials for a little device with a slightly bent needle that you shoved into one end of an egg and then turned on to scramble said egg inside its unbroken shell. I always wanted one.

 

[jayem]

I have the Ped-Egg. Works pretty good, but it doesn't really keep the dead skin shavings in the container too well.

Other than that, I've never really about anything off an infomercial. No reason too.

 

[PS]

Really? that is too bad.. I will tell you though, I had to push down on it and kind of scrub. (and go over the same spot a few times) but it seemed to shave off the dry rough skin in micro slices.

Of course, your feet are probably like daffodills compared to my rough summer Arizona feet. Seriously, after I moved here from New York my feet became like velcro.

Try it after a bath. The first time I used it I was not at all impressed but I tried it once before a bath and after. Perfect! I took off enough superficial rough skin that after a soak the rest just fell away with the ped egg.